Paintbrush holder



Nov. 23, 1948. w. o. NANCEl 2,454,474

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AT-rn RN EYS Patented Nov. 23, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAINTBRUSH HOLDER Wilbur O. Nance, Ardmore, Okla.

Application September 15, 1947, Serial No. 774,117

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in paint brush holders which are used for holding brushes on paint buckets or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a holder of this type that is designed to be used with a bucket having a straight rim or a flanged rim without an alteration of the holder.

This holder will support the brush in a vertical position on the can, to prevent the bristles from becoming bent if the brush is left in the can, and to prevent paint drippings from the brush from falling on any unprotected surface.

The holder will prevent the handle from being smeared with paint, and provides a means for retaining the brush while the paint bucket is being carried up or down a ladder or over a straight surface or the like.

With the above and other objects and advantages in vieW, the invention consists of the novel details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view partly broken away, of a paint bucket, having a flanged rim with an embodiment of the invention applied thereto in brush holding position;

Figure 2 is an elevational view partly broken away, of a paint bucket, having a straight rim, with the holder attached thereto;

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the holder, per se;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a rear View of the holder and Figure 6 is a front view thereof.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the holder embodying the invention is generally designated by the reference numeral IIJ. The holder lb is constructed of a single stripof spring steel which can be of any width desired, and of any length, depending on the size of bucket with which it is to be used.

The holder l is formed with a straight portion il having a supporting loop I,2 at its lower end. The loop, at its upper end, merges into a gripping loop I3 which merges into the straight portion Ill. The portion I4 has the lower end tapered and provided vwith a knife edge I for a purpose to be later described. Extending at right angles from the upper end of the portion l I, is the semi-heart shaped clamping portion I6 which, at its lower end, is provided with a straight contacting jaw portion I'l, the jaw portion termi- 2 nating in a plane slightly above the summit of the tapered end i5 of the portion I4.

Secured to the portion I6, at its terminus with the portion II, by rivets I8, is the spring clip ib for holding the handle 2G of the paint brush 2l `in non-slipping relation to the holder and paint bucket.

In Figure 1, the paint bucket 22 is provided with the conventional rim flange 23, which is adapted` to retain the conventional cover on the can. The flange on the cover fits into the depression 24 in the flange 23 of the bucket. The holder, when used with this type of bucket, is mounted as shown in Figure 1. The knife edge i5 penetrates the flange I3, and the supporting loop i2 received in the depression 24 in the flange. The brush handle 2l] inserted into the clamp I9 is retained in a position above or below the level of the paint in the can, as desired. The jaw l'i contacts the outer surface of the Wall of the bucket, retaining the holder in iixed relation to the bucket.

In Figure 2, the bucket 25 has a straight rim, and the holder is merely slipped over the edge, permitting the jaw ll to contact the outer surface of the wall of the bucket, and the portion l to contact the inner surface of the same Wall.

The springy nature of the material from ywhich the holder is made secures the holder in Xed relation to the bucket.

There has thus been provided a paint brush holder that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, a holder which may be easily applied to and removed from a paint bucket and a holder which will effectively retain a paint brush at any desired height Within the bucket.

While the holder has been shown and described as a means for supporting a paint brush on a paint bucket, it Will be understood that it may be adapted to support other articles in like manner on other types of supports.

It is believed that from the foregoing description, the construction and use of the device will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and it is to be understood that changes in the minor details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to, provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A holder of the type described, comprising `an elongated strip of springy metal, having a straight portion, a supporting loop formed at one end of said portion, and a semi-heart shaped clamping portion formed at the other end at right angles thereto, a clamping loop formed on the upper end of said supporting loop, and a straight portion formed by a continuation of the free end of said clamping loop, a straight jaw portion on the free end of said clamping portion which is adapted to Contact the outer surface of the Wall of a receptacle, While the straight portion'on the clamping loop is adapted to Contact the inner surface of the Wall of the receptacle to retain the holder on a paint receptacle and means on said clamping portion for engaging the handle of a paint brush.

2. The invention as in claim 1, wherein the free end of the straight portion of the clamping loop is tapered upwardly and provided -With a knife edge.

` W'ILBUR O. NANCE.

No references cited. 

